Date: June 20, 1972
The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured. Date: May 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in…
The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts. Date: July 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Volkswagen Beetle Surpasses Ford Model T…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bhutto Releases Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Prison, January 8,…
United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bloody Friday: Provisional IRA Belfast Bombings Kill 9, Injure 130, July 21, 1972East Pakistan…
Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T. Date: February 17, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Queen Margrethe II Ascends Danish Throne, First Queen Since 1412 January 14,…
The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station. Date: June 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ghana Coup Ousts Busia and Akufo-Addo, January 13, 1972Volkswagen Beetle…